Karen B. Pedersen served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Malaya (later known as Malaysia) from 1962 to 1965 as a science teacher. She was in the second group sent to Malaya and had two years' teaching experience prior to joining. Pedersen trained in DeKalb, Illinois. She was stationed in the city of Johor Bahru, where she taught biology to the equivalent of junior high students at a public school. Pedersen also created a system of day camps to give students something to do during school breaks. After completing her service, she worked as a Peace Corps trainer in Hawaii before a completing a 28-year career as a high school biology teacher. Interviewed and recorded by Barbara Kaare-Lopez, September 1, 2016. 2 digital audio files (web streaming files combined into 1 file).